MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.88.16 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Private/Draft Post Disclosure
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.88.16 is affected by an IDOR as it does not ensure that posts to be retrieve via an AJAX action is a public map, allowing unauthenticated users to read arbitrary private and draft posts.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00606 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed MapPress Maps for WordPress (Unknown): 2.88.16
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MapPress Maps for WordPress | before 2.88.16 | 2.88.16 | Patch available | CNA |
- MapPress Maps for WordPress VendorUnknown Affected before 2.88.16 Fixed in 2.88.16 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mappresspro:mappress_maps_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.88.16 | Vulnerable | chrisvrichardson |
- cpe:2.3:a:mappresspro:mappress_maps_for_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.88.16 Vulnerable ·chrisvrichardson
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MapPress Maps for WordPress (Unknown) Fixed in 2.88.16
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63m9-q6cc-99p4
References
More chrisvrichardson Mappress Maps For Wordpress vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-00382 MapPress Maps for WordPress < 2.88.15 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-0421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63m9-q6cc-99p4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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